Source: www.nytimes.com LONDON, ENGLAND, November 8, 2009: The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself. Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Make the mind always remain poised, like a hummingbird over a flower, so that you begin to live in the eternal now constantly, permanently. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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Source: www.kalingatimes.com KENDRAPARA, ORISSA, INDIA, November 12, 2009: State forest department today registered a case against the head of a Hindu mutt under animal welfare legal provisions. That is because A soft-shell-Gangetic fresh water turtle, parts of which bears resemblance with Lord Jagannath (a form of Lord Vishnu), was taken to the mutt to be worshiped. The case was registered…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk What happened? Juliet Gellatley, director of the vegan and vegetarian group Viva, is clear on the issue of whether fish eaters can use the term vegetarian. “They cannot. The definition is very clear. It’s someone who doesn’t eat anything from a killed animal. It does cause confusion if someone who calls themselves a vegetarian goes into a restaurant…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com As the bee takes the essence of a flower and flies away without destroying its beauty and perfume, so let the sage wander in this life. Dhammapada 50
Source: Religion News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, November 7, 2009: [HPI note: Yoga in the West has long been taught stripped of its spiritual roots, however possible that might be. But that causes some unforseen developments.] On November 1st, Missouri became the only state to enforce a sales tax on what many see as a spiritual pursuit — the practice…
Source: www.indiajournal.com ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, November 5, 2009: Maryland Governor, Maryin O’Malley, celebrated Diwali for the first time at the Governor’s Mansion here, along with members of the Indian-American community. “The Festival of Lights is a beautiful tradition, and the message of light over darkness is one that can be an inspiration to us all during these difficult times,” the Governor…
Source: www.google.com UNITED STATES, November 8, 2009: To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah’s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension. Suzannah was briefly suspended last month from her public school in Bountiful, Utah, for violating a body-piercing ban. School officials — who noted that…
Source: HPI NAGPUR, INDIA, November 4, 2009: Sewa Disha, a special journal published by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) front organization released to the media on Tuesday reveals that its service projects all over the country that numbered 15,063 in 1997 have grown into a massive network of 157,776 in 2009. The journal, published once in five years, gives full account…